The Northwood Chargers will head out to take on the North Moore Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Moore took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwood, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Northwood turned things around against Jordan-Matthews on Friday. They blew past the Jets 33-12. The Chargers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since October 25, 2024 (when they won 62-0).
Grayson Cox
| 10/10/25 vs Jordan-Matthews | 159 |
| 09/19/25 @ North Surry | 28 |
| 09/12/25 @ Seaforth | 89 |
| 09/05/25 vs Bartlett Yancey | 81 |
| 08/28/25 vs Asheboro | 64 |
| + 3 more games |
Grayson Cox was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 96 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in October of 2024.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Northwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. They are 2-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Northwood's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 13 times. Mickell Wilson led the group effort, picking up five of those sacks all by himself. Ben Porter also made five total tackles, which is notable because Northwood is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 0-4 otherwise. The Chargers got some further help from Aidan Hohenwarter: he picked up a sack and made five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, North Moore entered their game against Jordan-Matthews last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mustangs fell 12-7 to the Jets. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
North Moore now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Northwood, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Northwood took their win against North Moore when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 33-13 score. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Mustangs' Brandon Powell, who rushed for 213 yards and one score while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Chargers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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